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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1929

Page

2

Shaw's Doctor's Dilemma staged for Thursday night

Emil F. Myers sponsors Bernard Shaw's The Doctor's Dilemma to emphasize entertainment over satire. The New York Theater Guild repertory company will perform Thursday at the Municipal auditorium, with tickets from 75 cents to 3 dollars at Amarlo College of Music.

Emil F. Myers Bernard Shaw New York Theater Guild Repertory Company Amarillo College of Music Polk Street New York Company Municipal Auditorium

Amarillo Mayor vows liquor purge and gas rate clash

A column reports Mayor Ernest Thompson pledges to drive out bootleggers and curb home brew while facing a gas rate dispute with the Amarillo gas company. It notes six rental houses tied to bootleggers, rising red whiskey prices, and a looming city commission showdown. The piece also shares local anecdotes and requests for a stray fox terrier.

Ernest Thompson Amarillo Ernest Jake

Hardware convention hears price systems and sales training

At Amarillo the hardware convention discussed price systems involving manufacturers, jobbers, and retailers and the impact of service costs on margins. Speakers urged profit through sales effort, record keeping, training, delivery efficiency, and coordinated Panhandle advertising. The gathering opened with 174 registrants and surpassed 250 by morning.

Dan H. Wilmot Roswell F. W. Struve Abernathy Mr. Struve Panhandle Ome W. H. Rhodes Roewell H. E. Williams Lamesa H . Thompson Dalhart Amarillo

Doctors Explain Seasonal Hay Fever Treatments

Dr Balyeat outlines three main treatment categories for seasonal hay fever elimination of animal epithelia and dusts, desensitization with alternate pollens, and topical remedies. He notes cold air is not harmful but can irritate, and stresses testing for multiple sensitivities and potential complications. A banquet and talks by Dr Gregory are planned in Amarillo with visiting doctors and their spouses attending events.

Balyeat Jesse T. Nichols Austin Nichols Texas Crystal Room Herring Hotel M. S. Gregory Oklahoma City Amarillo

Storms Bring Rain and Fire Claims at Sugarland Penitentiary

Central and South Texas towns saw beneficial rain from half to two inches with Lampasas recording 1.30 inches in thirty minutes. A prison barn at Sugarland Penitentiary farm was destroyed by lightning, containing hay and feed valued over $10,000, but no people were hurt and the horses and mules were saved.

Central South Texas Lampasas Texas Sugarland Penitentiary Farm

Frigidaire Demonstration At Local Show Draws Crowds

Large crowds watched Frigidaire’s car control demonstration at Southwestern Public Service Company rooms. The unit allows freezing adjustments without spoiling food storage. Recipes for 115 new desserts were handed out with booklets during the event. In New York, Harriet Walker of Par Avenue, a former Daisy Chain beauty at Vassar, is to be presented at court May 9 with her sorority sister Helen.

Frigidaire Frigidaire Corportion Southwestern New York Harriet Walker Paravenue Vassar University of California Herry Helen Tihs

Solons Inspect Texas Counties as Committees Converge

The article lists senators and representatives from multiple counties visiting Canyon. Members include Thomason Nacogdoches Patton Crockett Hornsby Austin Westbrook Sherman Miller Weatherford Hardin Stephenville Small Wellington and others. Amarillo officials greet the legislators as the committees plan to finish their inspection this afternoon.

Gard Thomason Nacogdoches Nat Patton Crockett John Hornsby Austin Ed Westbrook Sherman Eugene Miller Weatherford Carl Hardin Stephenville Clint Small Wellington Tom de Berry Rogota J. R. Temple F. C Stovall Canton Luke Martin Georgetown Clyde Warwick Canyon Harold Kayton San Antonio House T. J. Holbrook Galveston Henry E. Webb Odessa Reid Colorado City A. B. Tarwater Tom Gaston Board of Control Amarillo O. Gulekie Board of Regents of State School W. H. Fuqua KE. O. Thompson Henry Ansley News-Glove

Radio Schedule Highlights From Station Lineup

A historical radio listing shows program blocks with stations WTAM WWS KSD WHO KWY WDAF KSTP WTMS WHAS WMC WSB WSB KVOO KOAIL at 9 00 Eskimos Also WGY WTAM wws KYW KSD WOW WHO WDAF KSTP WEBC WHAS WSM wmc WFAA KPRC WDAI WKY WEBC. At 9 30 Four Contraltos led by Frank Hemstreet with WHO. At 10 00 Vaudeville featuring many stations including WGY WTAM WWJ WGN KSD WHO WDAF KST WTMJ WEBC WSM WFAA KPRC WOAI WKY WOW WHAS.

WTAM WWS KSD KWY WDAF KSTP WTMS WHAS WMC WSB KVOO WTMJ WEBC WSM WFAA KPRC

Heflin Gets Black Eye on Whoopee Tour

Thomas Heflin Jr. a states rights advocate on prohibition reported a black eye after a research for Volstead law along Broadway. The Alabama senator’s son finished a tour of the whoopee belt last night at West 80th Street station after arriving aboard the liner Ancon from Panama.

Dy United Press New York Thomas Heflin, Jr Broadway Young Neflin Alabama West 80Th Street Panama

Blizzard Sweeps Nevada and Parts of California

A blast of blizzard conditions hit northern Nevada and portions of California while the Atlantic coast endured a heat wave. Unseasonably warm weather in April followed by a snow storm blanketed the Sierras with heavy snow, including 18 inches at Norden, and four inches at Reno, marking the heaviest of the year.

Associated Press New York Atlantic Seaboard Nevada California Mercury Atlantic Sierras Norden Cal Reno

Funeral Rites for Gosser Tomorrow

Funeral services for G. A. Gosser 69 pioneer cigar manufacturer who died in a local hotel room will be held at 2:20 PM Wednesday at Griggs chapel. Mrs. C. B. Lawler Christian Science reader will officiate. Pallbearers: Col. FE Thompson R. L. Roberts S. R. Isaac son Walter B. Allen W. H. Morley R. D. Field. Burial Llano cemetery.

G. A. Gosser Griggs Chapel C. B. Lawler Christian Science Church Col. FE C. Thompson R. L. Roberts S. R. Isaacson Walter B. Allen W. H. Morley R. D. Field Llano Cemetery

Young Man Held in Bells Bank Robbery

A young man was arrested in Durant Oklahoma in connection with the Bells bank robbery. He wore blue trousers and a white shirt and matched the robber described by Sheriff Arthur Vaughan.

BELLS Associated Press Sherman Durant Oklahoma Arthur Vaughan Denison

U S Planes Drop Bombs in Nicaragua

United Press reports American army planes fighting Nicaraguan rebels dropped bombs on the Honduran village of Las Limas causing fires and extensive property damage amid ongoing regional combat.

United Press Tegucigalpa Honduras Las Limas

Oklahoma Solon Carter Dies at Ardmore

Charles D. Carter longtime Oklahoma congressman and state highway commissioner died suddenly at his Ardmore home from heart disease. In New York Hank Miller, newspaper seller for 20 years, jailed 60 days for nuisance after being found with over $11,000 in savings banks and a secret safe box.

Associated Press Ardmore Okla Charles D. Carter Oklahoma New York Hank Miller

Table Service in the Servantless Home

Ida M. Chitwood outlines practical rules for serving at home without servants. She stresses keeping hot foods hot and cold foods cold, using simple yet tasteful methods, maintaining clean linen and shining silver, and adapting tableware to budget and strength while preserving dignity and ease.

STANDARD RADIO SET CONTROLS AUTO HERE

Claud M Daniel reports on a driverless Dodge demonstration using a Zenith radio control. A rear car operator sends impulses via a radio linked to the front car to steer, accelerate, horn, and halt. Signals resemble pig grunts and the system mirrors telephone dialing without wires. The Dodge is noted as especially suited for robot driving.

Claud M’daniel Zenith Radio Corporation of America

Editorial sketch on politics and finance in 1920s America

The piece argues Wisconsin may discard enforcement measures after a voters referendum while recalling legislators who resist. It cites President Coolidge on two terms, critiques usury and stock ownership rhetoric, and notes French-U S diplomatic issues including Ambassador Herrick and a prospective successor.

Ambassador Herrick America Hoover Mr. Herrick

Broadway Melody to Be at Mission

The Broadway Melody will open at the Mission theater Friday. Anita Page stars as New York’s most beautiful chorus girl in a lavish night club scene with evening caps hiding the growing-out hair. Page wears flesh chiffon gowns with beaded embroidery and matching caps, plus another scene features a black and white bead costume with a contrasting cap.

Anita Page Mission Theater Miss Page New York

Deadwiley Freed on Bond in Beer Case

Deadwiley Freed on bond in federal case charged with possession of 174 hotties of beer. He was arrested Saturday by a federal agent and deputies, released on own recognizance to appear Monday and make bond.

Co. C

Gas Auditor Report Heard In Amarillo City Session

City commission met in a closed special session to hear a report by city auditors on Amarillo Gas Company records. Reportedly the auditors found troubling profit details and discussed discharge of the old auditors to start with a clean slate for the new commission.

Amarillo City Commission Jeff Bartlett BE. O. Thompson

Rebels surge toward Ojinaga as federal forces gain edge

Mexican federals and rival insurgents clashed near Ojinaga after rebels killed Lt Col Raul Cardenes and Captain Quintanilla. About 150 counter revolutionists seized rifles and machine guns, advancing from Juarez and Chihuahua toward the border town under government control.

Ojinaga Associated Press Presidio Texas Raul Cardenes Quintanilla

Escobar Prepares New Rebel Assault on Naco

Dispatches report General J. G. Escobar planning a third assault on the Federal stronghold at Naco Sonora as he moves 15 car troops from Juarez to reinforce General Fausto Topete. Observers note Rebel cavalry detachments and the troop train near Oromina six miles south of the border as the offensive moves forward.

Escobar Naco United Press Ariz Sonora J. G. Escobar Juarez Fausto Topete Topete Oromina

Calles Plans Mazatlan HQ to Direct Pacific Campaign

In Mexico City on April 9 General Plutarco Elias Calles prepared to set up headquarters at Mazatlan to personally oversee the Pacific coast campaign. The move signals his intent to suppress remaining revolt efforts and push Federal armies along the west coast before a potential union of opposing generals in Sonora.

Iturbe and Cruz Topete Escobar Sonora

Police witnesses summoned in Clarendon murder trial

Chief H L Gaither and fingerprint expert Fd Holloway are summoned as witnesses in the trial of Bert Tall Joe Dunwoody and Jimmy Brown for the murder of J S Richey Hedley night watchman last December. Hall and Dunwoody detained in Potter county jail. Brown held at Clarendon.

H. L. Gaither Fd Holloway Police Department Bert Cowboy Tall Joe Dunwoody Jimmy Brown Clarendon J. S. Richey Hedley Hall Dunwoody Potter County Gaither Brown Amarillo

Wichita Falls Man To Head Church Group

Rev. C. M. Beyer of Wichita Falls was named chairman of the Texas Division of the Missouri Lutheran Synod at the close of its division session in Austin Texas. The report also notes commentary on ambassadorships and political influence.

Wichita Falls United Press Austin Texas C. M. Beyer Missouri Lutheran Synod

Market Report from Kansas City Chicago and New Orleans

Trading across livestock and grain markets shows mixed moves with hogs and cattle mostly steady to lower in Kansas City and Chicago while cotton futures rise on favorable weather and spillover buying in New Orleans. Wheat corn and oats firming tempered by profit taking, poultry markets steady with modest price ranges.

Chicago Associated Rela New York Associated Press New Orleans Liverpool Shorts Ward

Butter and Eggs Markets and New York Stock Letter

Butter prices show declines with creamery and storage firsts quoted. eggs markets list assorted grades and prices. New York markets open lower with traction shares down after court decision. copper majors slide while American Express leaps. Mack Trucks gains on current tres reports and overall cautious trading amid credit concerns.

New York Supreme Court Brooklyn Manhattan Third Avenue American Smelting Calumet & Hecla Nevada Cerro de Pasco American Express U. S. Steel Rce Steamski Mack Trucks Chrysler Granby Anaconda Miami Calumet & Arizona

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Shaw Myers Rost Howdy Noah Nosh Park Belle Kniffin Ripley J. F. Hamilton South Buchanan Street Mr. Hamilton United States C. C. Branch Tack Charline Wilson Charles Wilson North Taylor Street Alice Moore North Pierce Street H. C. Stoakes Paducah O. L. Nislar Lubbock Ss. T. Harrison Memphis Solons Heflin Gosser U. S Nicaragua Solon Ida M. Chitwood Wisconsin Montana Maryland Berger Coolidge Cosmopolitan Magazine China Federal Reserve American Stock Exchange Northcliffe Abbe Joseph Belle Lille France Deadwiley Chihuahua East Mexico Kansas City East ST. Louis Majestic Radioy Panhandle Music Company Polk
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